The bipartisan House Ethics Committee announced an investigation into New York Republican Congressman George Santos on campaign finance violations and sexual misconduct with a job applicant charges, the Washington Post reports. The committee voted unanimously to form an investigative subcommittee to look into the allegations.
Santos raised red flags by making numerous false claims about his education, work experience, family history, religious heritage and his sexuality that contradict public records or other statements. He recently changed the way he classified major donations to his campaign which may indicate he violated election finance laws, and he allegedly made a number of disbursements from his campaign account to himself that fell just short of $200 reporting requirements.
A statement from the committee said it would investigate allegations that Santos “engaged in unlawful activity with respect to his 2022 congressional campaign; failed to properly disclose required information on statements filed with the House; violated federal conflict of interest laws in connection with his role in a firm providing fiduciary services; and/or engaged in sexual misconduct towards an individual seeking employment in his congressional office.”